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1998 Mazda Ford Telstar gear box problem
| Date: | July 8, 2011, 4:24 am | |
| Name: | Phillip | |
| Location: | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur | |
| Vehicle: | Mazda Ford Telstar | |
| Year: | 1998 | |
| Modification: | None | |
| Problems: | The Ford Telstar 1998 has an extra button at the side of the Gearbox handle which is called the ' Hold ' button. It is actually an overdrive button for overtaking onve the button is depressed. The problem I am having is that while driving ( especially when I start my car in the morning when engine is cold )especially along the highway, the car suddenly goes to overdrive mode without me engaging the 'Overdrive button ' and the car goes into overdrive and the 'overdrive ' light is up in my display. It will remain in overdrive for about 5 minutes and when I brake my car to a complete stop or switch off my engine after that , the 'overdrive ' goes of and the car is back to normal and remains normal. But it starts again if the engine is cold and for 5 minutes before it goes back to normal after breaking or switching off the engine. Please advise as I have had the car scanned for problems & results show nothing is wrong and I also had a gear oil change. Please advise. |
Suggest a Solution
| October 21, 2011, 7:42 am from: VIKESH |
| check under the gearbox there is a sump cover..open the cover by untightning the bolts..there is a oil filter in there remove the black filter by untightning the bolts and clean with petrol..this should solve the problem..i have a telstar v6 that was doing the same thing due the oil filter..being stuffed..oil cannot circulate so it engages into the wrong gear mode.. |
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